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PSG's Edinson Cavani celebrates his goal during the Champions League round of 16, 1st leg soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
PSG's Edinson Cavani celebrates his goal during the Champions League round of 16, 1st leg soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Christophe Ena/Associated Press

UK Back Pages: Edinson Cavani Celebrated for His Late Winner Against Chelsea

Sean SwabyFeb 16, 2016

Edinson Cavani is the toast of the town, as his 78th-minute winner gave Paris Saint-Germainย the advantage after the first leg of their UEFA Champions League clash with Chelsea on Tuesday night.ย 

The Uruguayan came on only minutes earlier and has struggled to find his form for the Parisian giants for much of the season.ย 

On the biggest of stages, he putย PSG in position to advance in the second leg at Stamford Bridge after Zlatan Ibrahimovic and John Obi Mikel traded first-half goals.ย 

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Theย Daily Starย leads with Cavani, along with a story that Bayern Munich will block Pep Guardiola from luring his former players from Bavaria to Manchester City:ย 

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Wednesday's Daily Star back page:
Cav some of that #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/2ka3i4JCGF

โ€” Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2016ย "

The Mirrorย focuses on Chelsea's late blow and Cristiano Ronaldo's revelation that certain Manchester United players didn't talk to him while discussing his relationship with his Real Madrid team-mates:ย ย 

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And here's your Mirror back page for Wednesday #CFC #MUFC pic.twitter.com/8nwbwssXpz

โ€” Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) February 16, 2016ย "

It's a similar Cavani-related story across the rest of the papers, with theย Sunย also reporting that Manchester United will revamp their transfer structure after myriad transfer failures saw them spend ยฃ320 million:

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Wednesday's Sun back page:
Poor Show Guus#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/YNrSe5bRG4

โ€” Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2016ย "
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Wednesday's Metro back page:
Cav some of that#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/1Ed0hcOG7t

โ€” Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2016ย "
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Wednesday's Telegraph Sport:
Cavani's choker#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/IRKM4n73Bo

โ€” Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2016ย "
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Wednesday's Times back page:
Chelseaโ€™s bogeyman strikes again#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/C4UeD0TOQE

โ€” Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2016"
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